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CurioCity2 May 2016

Scientific discovery isn't as simple as one good experiment. The weird and wonderful history of cell theory illuminates the twists and turns that came together to build the foundations of biology. (6:11 min.)

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Linda Jewell26 April 2016

Scientists identify species in various different ways. Why use so many different tools? Why not just stick with a single concept?

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We at CurioCity plan to provide grades 8-12 educators with a citizen science Action Project involving their Tomatosphere™ plants. This project will enable classes across Canada to do the same inquiry and have a common place to share and compare their data.

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CurioCity15 April 2016

DNA barcoding is a genetic approach to species identification. Once a barcode sequence has been obtained for a species, it is placed in a database that can be used to assign identities to unknown specimens. This ever growing library of DNA sequences also allows us to look into how species are related and how they came to be. This is what I am most interested in.

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Chris Chen15 April 2016

Did you know that your body is constantly eating itself? When parts of your cells are damaged or no longer useful, they get broken down and recycled.

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Marissa Lithopoulos5 April 2016

Categorizing people based on their appearance have helped your distant ancestors survive. But it can be harmful when these categories form the basis of racial stereotypes.

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CurioCity23 March 2016

This BBC report describes how researchers are using a computer with a solid state quantum processor to break even the most sophisticated RSA Encryption technology. (3:44 min.)

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Christal Zhou22 March 2016

Although the seventh row of the periodic table of elements is now complete, the table itself may not be fully complete. If you discovered a new element, what would you name it?

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Richard Bloch29 February 2016

What are gravitational waves? Gravity seems like a familiar enough concept, but what exactly is waving?

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Alvin Li18 February 2016

Epidemiologists have a key role to play in understanding Ebola and helping prevent the disease

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